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harumph

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29. America has intermittently "destroyed" itself.

Reply to NewHendoLib (Original post)

Sun Jul 5, 2026, 08:53 AM

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It (could) be argued that America's unlikely tendency to emerge from the flames is its biggest strength.
It ain't over till it's over.

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Here's quite a read, in the Guardian. " America is destroying itself. It's no surprise" [View all] NewHendoLib Jul 4 OP

I'd say 9/11 Bristlecone Jul 4 #1

I'd say the SCOTUS theft of the 2000 election Coventina Jul 4 #2

I've always that RFK's assassination was a big turning point. Blasphemer Jul 4 #3

yup Skittles Jul 4 #4

The end of the Civil War was mishandled badly -misanthroptimist Jul 4 #5

There wasn't the will at the time. Haggard Celine Jul 4 #6

They could have at least come up with enough rope -misanthroptimist Jul 4 #8

As a kid, I used to marvel that they let Haggard Celine Jul 4 #10

Absolutely correct... displacedvermoter Sunday #30

"When did it all go wrong?" J_William_Ryan Jul 4 #7

I would add to all of the above reasons listed that Corporate Greed became so huge Marie Marie Jul 4 #9

Newt and the Moral Majority. BidenRocks Sunday #11

We never dealt with the question of slavery. BarbD Sunday #12

Reagan letting an Australian own a TV network. Grumpy Old Guy Sunday #13

Murdoch became a US citizen in 1985. He did not have controlling ownership in American telly before that. Celerity Sunday #20

Reagan got him his citizenship. Grumpy Old Guy Monday #34

KNR and bookmarking. niyad Sunday #14

I met with extremists on the left and right? Oh, really? Xipe Totec Sunday #15

Try googling "left-wing extremism" RandomNumbers Sunday #32

1996 Hieronymus Phact Sunday #16

Fox and the NRA. rubbersole Sunday #17

A radical element took over called Wayne LaPierre Hieronymus Phact Sunday #33

OK, now do the UK BaronChocula Sunday #18

The Closing of the Canadian Mind - By Stephen Marche, Aug. 14, 2015 Celerity Sunday #23

People chose entertainment and outrage bait over doing the right thing. Initech Sunday #19

The last 50 years of Republicans willfully GPV Sunday #21

Interesting. I have two main responses. yardwork Sunday #22

The failure to renew the Fairness Doctrine by the Reagan Administration in 1987 valleyrogue Sunday #25

Yes. And Citizens United made it easy for billionaires to buy elections. yardwork Sunday #28

When did it start to go haywire? valleyrogue Sunday #24

Yes. The power of corporations has grown to the point where they actually rule much of the government. Lonestarblue Sunday #31

Drum beat of talk radio BlueWaveNeverEnd Sunday #26

Much of it can be surmised as every billionaire is a policy failure... EarthFirst Sunday #27

America has intermittently "destroyed" itself. harumph Sunday #29

Robber barons corporate personhood and other laws they put in place Blue Full Moon Monday #35